[Imports] Buildings import (DRC & Uganda)

[Claire Halleux]

Hi list,

Thanks again for the feedback.
We are now working on the tasks preparation to effectively start this
import.

Cheers
Claire

On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 3:27 PM Claire Halleux <claire.halleux at hotosm.org>
wrote:

> Hi Rory,
>
> In case you'd like downloading the data samples outside the tasking
> manager, you'll have access to 2 files through the links [1] and [2] listed
> on the wikipage.
>
> Three of the 4 tasks marked as done in project 8720 were marked as so
> because they didn't include any building to be imported (I still need to
> fine tune the task creation process to avoid such empty tasks). The last
> one was marked as done by a local mapper trying out the workflow. All
> participants to the task trials have been informed that any unexpected
> uploads would be reverted until the discussion on lists is over.
>
> There are currently wider efforts on open algorithms to generate such
> building footprints. However since these ones have been extracted through
> proprietary algorithms, the code used isn't accessible.
>
> Claire
>
> [1] https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EbZoQYutCr4WVysE61LwXih_ilyjNumU/view
> [2] https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tTrnTUcBsOe25YmF4pe62QUzyvBFdRtq/view
>
> On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 2:50 PM Rafael Avila Coya <ravilacoya at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi, Rory:
>>
>> I've also read, not very thoroughly, the wiki, and the timeout problem
>> maybe due to you not having changed the socket.timeout.read JOSM option
>> to 90 ?
>>
>> As for the imagery, it says explicitly that dedicated permission to use
>> it for digitizing in OSM is granted.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Rafael.
>>
>> O 20/07/20 ás 15:40, Rory McCann escribiu:
>> > Hi Claire,
>> >
>> > Can you please link to the data you would like to import? It's not on
>> > the wiki page, I tried to follow the instructions to map a square, and
>> > the server (
>> >
>> http://build.osmsharp.com:815/data/4733/4134/13/DRC_AI_buildings_import_project8720.osm
>> > ) request timed out.
>> >
>> > Why does one of the tasks show 4% imported already?
>> > https://tasks.hotosm.org/projects/8720
>> >
>> > Can you please link to the code that generated that data? That could be
>> > useful for many others too.
>> >
>> > I tried to start mapping for
>> > https://tasks.hotosm.org/projects/8720/tasks and it says the data is
>> > CC-BY-NC. Is the licence for this data OK? -NC data cannot be imported
>> > into OSM.
>> >
>> > Rory
>> >
>> > On 20/07/2020 14:02, Claire Halleux wrote:
>> >> Hello list,
>> >>
>> >> I'm contacting you to get feedback on an import prepared by HOT as
>> >> part of a project combining data extracted in an automated way and
>> >> information collected on the ground[1].
>> >>
>> >> This import consists of around 3.8 millions building footprints in
>> >> north-eastern DRC and 2.7 millions building footprints in western
>> >> Uganda. The data was extracted from high-resolution imagery provided
>> >> by Maxar over the period from 2015 to 2019.
>> >>
>> >> You can check the proposed import wiki here:
>> >>
>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Eastern_DRC_%26_Western_Uganda_Maxar-Ecopia_Buildings_Import
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> A subpage containing the practical details of the proposed methodology
>> >> to perform this import has also been developed [2]. Both pages are
>> >> available in English and French to ease exchanges with contributors in
>> >> both countries. Online discussions have been taking place since the
>> >> end of June with both communities through calls, WhatsApp and mailing
>> >> lists.
>> >>
>> >> We are welcoming any comments, questions, or issues you would have
>> >> regarding this import process.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers
>> >> Claire
>> >>
>> >> [1]
>> >>
>> https://www.hotosm.org/projects/leveraging-ml-generated-building-data-and-motorcycle-mapping-in-the-drc-and-uganda-to-enhance-humanitarian-response/
>> >> <
>> https://www.hotosm.org/projects/leveraging-ml-generated-building-data-and-motorcycle-mapping-in-the-drc-and-uganda-to-enhance-humanitarian-response/>
>>
>> >>
>> >> [2]
>> >>
>> https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Eastern_DRC_%26_Western_Uganda_Maxar-Ecopia_Buildings_Import/Workflow
>> >>
>> >>
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